ComhaltasLive: Authentic Irish Music, straight from the source.
Summary: Comhaltas is a cultural movement, representing the non-commercial Irish traditional music community. We take our cameras and microphones to concerts, festivals and competitions around the world, and post the results here for you to enjoy.
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A selection of reels concluding with “Nelly Mulligan’s” played by Ronan Sweeney on uilleann pipes from Killeshandra, Co. Cavan and his brother Cein on flute Recorded on 7th March 2014. Download Audio
A selection of reels commencing with “The Leitrim Lilter” played on concert flute by Pauric Bannon from Gowna, Co. Cavan. Bodhrán accompaniment is by Daire Smith from Lavey, Co. Cavan. Download Audio
Seven members of “The Lough Oughter Céilí Band” from Co. Cavan (who performed in Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry) play a selection of jigs - “The Scotsman Over the Border” and “Willie Coleman’s”. The musicians are: Amanda Finnegan and Cein Sweeney (flutes), Ursula Finnegan (fiddle), Donal O’Reilly (accordion), Andy McGovern (banjo), Ronan Sweeney (pipes) and Conor Kiernan (piano). Download Audio
Renowned lilter Séamus Fay from Co. Cavan lilts a selection of hornpipes commencing with “The New Century”. Recorded on 7th March, 2014. Download Audio
In a concert flute solo Séamus Tierney, Lavey, Co. Cavan plays two reels - “Paddy Gavin’s” and “The Morning Thrush”. Recorded in Boylan’s Pub, Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan on 7th March, 2014. Download Audio
ComhaltasLive Programme #431. Download Audio
Two hornpipes - “Road to Eyeries” and “Kenmare Bay” (commenced by Alisha McMahon on harp) played by musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain in February 2014. Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager. Download Audio
On the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014 the versatile Fear a’tí Dick Beamish tells a story about sean nós dancing which he demonstrates (with some lilting by Eileen Brouder). Concludes with the group of musicians playing “Pigtown Reel”. Download Audio
ComhaltasLive Programme #430. Download Audio
Featuring a variety of instrumentation and joined by four dancers, musicians on the Comhaltas Tour of North America in October 2013 play a selection of hornpipes - “The Glenbeigh” and “Thomond Bridge”. The full tour group was Claire Heffernan (flute) and Christine Mulcahy (fiddle, dance & concertina), both from Co. Limerick; Emer Toale (harp and piano), Dublin; Róisín Broderick (concertina, fiddle and song), Galway; Joseph Keane (accordion), Co. Laois; Shane Keating (uilleann pipes and whistle), Co. Cork; Elaine Reilly (banjo and mandolin), Longford; Aisling Vaughan (concertina and dance), Cork; Lorraine McMahon (fiddle), Co. Louth; Seán Hanafin and Tomás Ó Sé (dance), Co. Kerry; Alice Fitzgerald (singer and Bean A’Tí), Co, Waterford; Martin Murphy (Tour Manager) Co. Longford. Download Audio
Nine-times All-Ireland Champion on mouth organ, Noel Battle from Mullingar, Co. Westmeath plays two reels composed by Paddy O’Brien (Tipperary) - “St. Patrick’s Night” and “The Old Road to Garry” - on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of America in October 2013. Piano accompaniment is by Emer Toale from Dublin. Download Audio
A jig - “The Smiling Bride” - played by Jake James, CCÉ Mulligan/Quinn, Queens New York, USA, in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Download Audio
Hornpipe played in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry by Patrick Ballantyne, CCÉ Leagrave, England. Download Audio
Winning the All-Ireland Under-18 Fiddle Title at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry, Ciara Ní Bhriain, CCÉ Beaumont, Dublin plays a jig - “Paddy in London”. Download Audio
A selection of reels - “The Green Gates” and “Lilies in the Field” featuring “The Brush Dance” by musicians and dancers of the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, February 2014. Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager. Download Audio
